“Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem – in my opinion – to characterize our age.” – Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years, 1950. From theseries Great Ideas of Western Man.

Art Kane, "Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem--in my opinion--to characterize our age."--Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years, 1950. From theseries Great Ideas of Western Man., 1963, color photograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.136
Copied Art Kane, "Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem--in my opinion--to characterize our age."--Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years, 1950. From theseries Great Ideas of Western Man., 1963, color photograph, sheet: 13 x 10 3⁄4 in. (33.0 x 27.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.136

Artwork Details

Title
“Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem – in my opinion – to characterize our age.” – Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years, 1950. From theseries Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1963
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 13 x 10 3⁄4 in. (33.0 x 27.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums Description
color photograph
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — family
  • Allegory — life — humanity
Object Number
1984.124.136
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.136